Becoming a member
The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) very much values the support and commitment of the membership to bring choral music of the world together. Your membership is important to us and means that you can be an active and vital part of the international choral community and in the process of "Volunteers connecting our Choral World".
Benefits to members include:
- Becoming a valued and active participant in the international choral community.
- Having input into the future directions of global choral music.
- The opportunity to get involved in global projects.
- A quarterly edition of the International Choral Magazine (ICM) delivered electronically (with the possibility to have a printed copy).
- Finding other choirs and events around the world through access to the International Choral Database.
- Sharing ideas and skills by making contacts with other IFCM Members.
- Keeping you informed of the growth of global choral music through access to the Choral Census results.
- The latest IFCM news and major choral events distributed monthly via the IFCMeNEWS - delivered by email.
- Finding expertise in choral training and development through contact with leading professional choral musicians.
- Being part of the world's largest network of organizations and institutions working in the field of music through IFCM's membership to the International Music Council (IMC — http://www.imc-cim.org/)
- Helping to nurture new ideas and creative artistry through the work of conductors and composers across the world.
- Reading about many historical and contemporary ideas about choral music with free access to hundreds of ICM articles from the archives, with their translation in French, German and Spanish (http://icb.ifcm.net/en_US/).
- Staying in touch with recent and up-coming events through the Calendar and listing of International Choral Events (https://europeanchoralassociation.org/activities-listing/).
- Privileged access to the Musica Database, a multilingual collaborative database of choral repertoire.
- And much more. See all the benefits here below.
Membership Benefits
Individual Membership
- Basic individual members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- Voting right (IFCM elections and legal matters)
- Standard individual members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Printed International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- One (1) voting right (IFCM elections and legal matters)
Choir Membership
- Basic choir members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee for 1 person (one) at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- 2 (two) voting rights (IFCM elections and legal matters)
- And are:
- Automatically listed in the World Choral Census with website and social media links
- Eligible to publish 1 (one) announcement per year in the IFCMeNEWS
- Eligible to publish 1 (one) announcement per year in the IFCM website News
- Standard choir members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Printed International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee for one (1) person at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- 2 (two) voting rights (IFCM elections and legal matters)
- And are:
- Automatically listed in the World Choral Census with website and social media links
- Eligible to publish 1 (one) announcement per year in the IFCMeNEWS
- Eligible to publish 1 (one) announcement per year in the IFCM website News
Local Organization Members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Printed International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee for one (1) person at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- 3 (three) voting rights (IFCM elections and legal matters)
- One free advertisement space in the International Choral Magazine per year (twelfth page, a value of 230 Euros)
- 10% discount on any advertisement in the ICM and online banner
And are:
- Automatically listed in the World Choral Census with website and social media links
- Eligible to publish 2 (two) announcements per year in the IFCMeNEWS
- Eligible to publish 2 (two) announcements per year in the IFCM website News
- Eligible to apply to host an IFCM event
Regional and National Organization Members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Up to 5 (optional) printed International Choral Magazines (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee for 2 (two) persons at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- 10 (ten) Voting rights (IFCM elections and legal matters)
- One free advertisement space in the International Choral Magazine per year (half page, a value of 750 Euros)
- 10% discount on any advertisement in the ICM and online banner
And are:
- Automatically listed in the World Choral Census with website and social media links
- Eligible to publish 4 (four) announcements per year in the IFCMeNEWS
- Eligible to publish 4 (four) announcements per year in the IFCM website News
- Eligible to apply to host an IFCM event
International Organization Members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Up to 10 (optional) printed International Choral Magazines (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Discounted registration fee for 5 (five) persons at the World Symposium on Choral Music
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- 20 (twenty) Voting rights (IFCM elections and legal matters)
- One free advertisement space in the International Choral Magazine per year (full page, a value of 1050 Euros)
- 10% discount on any advertisement in the ICM and online banner
And are:
- Automatically listed in the World Choral Census with website and social media links
- Eligible to publish announcements in the IFCMeNEWS ALL YEAR
- Eligible to publish announcements in the IFCM website News ALL YEAR
- Eligible to apply to host an IFCM event
Business Members receive:
- Digital International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Printed International Choral Magazine (ICM — quarterly published)
- Monthly IFCMeNEWS
- Access to the online World Choral Census
- Access to online IFCM Members Database
- Access to the Musica Database, a multilingual database of choral repertoire
- Help with international contacts
- Option to be listed in the online IFCM Members Database
- One free advertisement space in the International Choral Magazine per year (quarter page, a value of 480 Euros)
- 10% discount on any advertisement in the ICM and online banner
And are:
- Automatically listed in the World Choral Census with website and social media links
- Eligible to publish 2 (two) announcements per year in the IFCMeNEWS
- Eligible to publish 2 (two) announcements per year in the IFCM website News
- Eligible to apply to host an IFCM event
All IFCM members are playing an active and important role in the development and support of choral music across the globe and IFCM is so grateful for that!
